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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Friday for an independent investigation into deadly clashes in Gaza between Palestinians and Israeli troops, while Security Council members urged restraint on both sides. (Photo: File)

UN chief urges Lankan prez to allow vote in Parl 'as soon as possible'

The political turmoil began after Sirisena sacked PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and installed former strongman Mahinda...

3 Nov 2018 3:27 PM IST

Rajapaksa assumed the duties in the prime ministers secretariat which was not used by the ousted prime minister Wickremesinghe, officials from his Sri Lanka Peoples Party (SLPP) said. (Photo: PTI)

Sirisena to reconvene Parl on Nov 5: Sri Lanka's new PM Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's president Sirisena named Mahinda Rajapaksa as PM on Friday after abruptly dismissing the government of Ranil...

1 Nov 2018 12:01 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (Photo: AP)

India worried as Sri Lanka's 'Lord of the rings', pro-China, is back...

Rajapaksa has been accused by diplomats of serious human rights abuses in the war against rebels from the Tamil...

1 Nov 2018 11:42 AM IST

Sri Lankan government doctors sprotest against the government near the national hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)

US cautions its citizens against travelling to Sri Lanka

US issued the warning pointing to the fuel and medicine shortages, as well as the COVID-19 and terror threats in the...

7 April 2022 11:30 AM IST

The divisiveness and bigotry so unleashed acquires a momentum of its own. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | India isn't Sri Lanka, but must draw lessons

India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation

15 May 2022 12:42 AM IST

Stranded Sri Lankans wait at a bus terminus in Colombo on Thursday during a relaxation in curfew. ((PTI)

Court bars Mahinda, son, 15 MLAs from overseas travel

Order in wake of investigation into attacks on Monday's protest sites

13 May 2022 2:37 AM IST

Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Soldiers out in Colombo; India denies plans to send its troops

No takeover plan: Sri Lanka military, Central Bank chief threatens to quit

12 May 2022 3:25 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa. (AP)

AA Edit | Why dynasts are back in Manila

Mahindamay not be the only one to be displaced as democracies are known to be fertile fields for political families to...

12 May 2022 2:37 AM IST

Mahinda Rajapaksa. (AP)

AA Edit | What Lanka needs: A unity govt without Rajapaksas

The road back to a modicum of normalcy would be a hard one for a country that imports a lot of food items, including...

11 May 2022 1:31 AM IST

A man wears a headband with a slogan against interim Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe as he waves the Sri Lankan national flag near the Presidential secretariat in Colombo (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)

State of emergency declared in Sri Lanka ahead of July 20 presidential...

The government gazette dated July 17 imposing a state of emergency in the troubled nation was issued on Monday morning

18 July 2022 1:28 PM IST

Sri Lankas Parliament Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana speaks during a press conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI)

Sri Lankan Parliament meets to announce president's vacancy

During the 13-minute special session, Dhammika Dassanayake, Secretary General of Parliament, announced the vacancy for...

16 July 2022 11:55 AM IST

A protester waves a national flag outside president Gotabaya Rajapaksas office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Rajapaksa still in Maldives, awaits private jet to depart for...

Rajapaksa, his wife Loma and their two security officers were expected to leave for Singapore on board SQ437 from Male...

14 July 2022 10:41 AM IST